Best cartoons on international affairs
AWARD DATE: 2000
AWARD NAME: The Thomas Nast Award 2000
AWARD RECIPIENT: Signe Wilkinson
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: Philadelphia Daily News
AWARD HONORED WORK: Best cartoons on international affairs
Signe Wilkinson’s cartoons tackled extraordinarily difficult issues in a very sophisticated, nuanced, and original fashion. At her best, she managed to capture the essence of an overseas news event-the failed Middle East peace process, for example- and present it in a way that even uninformed American readers could easily grasp. She also chose topics ignored by others and made them work, from global warming to India’s gruesome bride burnings. She did so with great wit.
Citation(s) for Excellence:
Mike Luckovich
The Atlanta Constitution
Stephen P. Breen
The Asbury Park Press